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Cerebral Palsy A Complete Guide for Caregiving

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ISBN-10: 0801883555

ISBN-13: 9780801883552

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Freeman Miller, Steven J. Bachrach, Marilyn L. Boos, Kirk Dabney, Linda Duffy

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The authors offer advice to parents and families of children with cerebral palsy. Organised in three parts, they describe specific patterns of involvement, explain the medical and psychosocial implications of these conditions, and tell parents how to be effective advocates for their child.
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 5/4/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.914
Language: English

Freeman Miller, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Steven J. Bachrach, M.D., is a pediatrician and clinical professor of pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College. They are co-directors of the Cerebral Palsy Program at the duPont Hospital for Children of the A. I. du Pont Institute of the Nemours Foundation in Wilmington.

Selected Contents: What Is Cerebral Palsy?
An Overview of Child Development
Medical Problems Associated with Cerebral Palsy
Intellectual, Psychological, and Social Development
Hemiplegia, Diplegia, and Quadriplegia
The Adult with Cerebral Palsy
How the Health Care System Works
Financing Care of the Child with Cerebral Palsy
Navigating the Educational System
Being an Advocate for Your Child: Using the Legal System